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The Revolt in the Low Countries is one of the major conflicts of early modern Europe. Though it is mostly seen as a war between the Dutch and the Spanish, in reality it was a complex civil war with international involvement. This book returns to the original war narratives of the period, re-establishing the multi-faceted character of the conflict.

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In this fascinating and well researched work of the history of the heyday of Victorian British society, Harrison seamlessly weaves together the overlapping developments in politics, economy, social and culture.

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A major work setting out the inextricable link between politics and religion over the past two centuries, from the French Revolution to the present days War on Terror.

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Germany is the most powerful country in Europe, yet remains little understood - by itself, as much as by the rest of the world. It is in a state of remarkable flux, confronting the demons of the past, even as it gropes its way towards a new almost-normality.

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An enlightening collection of essays by a distinguished list of contributors on travel and travellers from Europe to the Middle East in the medieval period, covering the Crusades, pilgrimage, mission, trade, scholarship, and exploration, as well as expectations and experiences. A valuable work for students of medieval history. -- .

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Did bilateral and regional bargaining choke off international commerce and finance in the 1930s and prolong the Great Depression This title shows how economic discrimination can foster international economic openness by facilitating political exchange.

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This book explores how his reputation has changed and analyses the major issues in light of contemporary and later perceptions of this controversial king.

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Emerging from a long and exhausting conflict against the Boers in South Africa, Edwardians are often perceived as rocked by a profound set of doubts about the future of the British Empire. Drawing upon a wide range of popular sources, this study considers the level of middle-class engagement with such strains of pessimistic thought.

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Samuel Hynes considers the principal areas of conflict - politics, science, the arts and the relations between men and women - and fills them with a wide-ranging cast of characters: Tories, Liberals and Socialists, artists and reformers, psychoanalysts and psychic researchers, sexologists, suffragettes and censors.

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This account of the history of Spain's state-owned news agency offers a study in press-government relations. It chronicles the development of EFE from its founding in 1939 to its emergence as the West's fifth largest news service dominating communications in the Hispanic world.

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The story of the world-famous monument and the astonishing World's Fair that introduced it.

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This book examines the postwar memoir fight over the broad front versus the single thrust strategy, the Allied advance on the Rhine, and the British call for a ground-forces commander other than General Eisenhower.

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Three of the most important chronicles of eleventh-century Germany were composed in the south-western duchy of Swabia. The Swabian chronicles are an indispensable resource to the student of the changing loyalties and conflicts of eleventh-century Germany. -- .

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Why do some elites survive while others do not How do certain institutions manage to preserve their importance in the face of crises, instability, and change How does a democratic society legitimize elitist institutions Combining the use of important social theories--particularly those of Mosca, Schumpeter, Tocqueville, and Pareto--with empirica

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Originally published in 1996 and now available in paperback, a historical account of Anglo-Irish history between 1560 and 1602.

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In this title, Patrick Collinson examines the religious beliefs both of Elizabeth and of Shakespeare, as well as redrawing the main features of the political and religious structure of the reign.

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Explores the significance of the slavery business and emancipation in the formation of modern imperial Britain -- .

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Catherine the Great's treatment of the Russian nobility has usually been regarded as dictated by court politics or her personal predilections. Citing new archival sources, Robert Jones shows that her redefinition and reorganization of the Russian nobility were in fact motivated by reasons of state. In 1762, Peter III had "emancipated" the nobility

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